How Jason Aldeans controversial hit song became a cultural flashpoint
Marcus K. Dowling:
Well, I will say that one of the great bellwethers of this is that, in the past three to five years, there have been five African American males who had number one singles on country radio, as well with, within the Americana ranks, there's artists like Allison Russell, who is a queer African American female.
And there's been trans artists. There's a woman named Mya Byrne who recently played on stage at Bridgestone Arena. So, again, it's just — it's a it's a wide open space currently in these realms, where artists who were traditionally marginalized are experiencing greater visibility.
And when you see us a song like "Try That in a Small Town," it notes the fact that, for as far left as country has leaned and Americana has leaned, it's also leaning far right too. So, there's a — there's a balance in the democratization in this space, for sure.
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